Library Search: Finding Books

1. Library Search:
Finding Books
Study https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library

2. What is Library Search?
This guide explains how to search for a book on Library Search, request
print books for loan and access e-books.
• Searches all library resources in one go
including books, journals, conference
proceedings, reports, and film
• Searches across all subject areas
• Results are displayed with the most
relevant first
• Access full-text if available online.

3. Ward, P. (2008) Database management systems. 2nd edn.
Clifton Park: Cengage.
We can search for this book using:
• The author’s name i.e. Ward
• Book title i.e. Database management systems.
• Combination of author and title.
We are going to look for this book:
What information does the
book reference give me?
This is a book
reference

4. Ward, P. (2008) Database management
systems. 2nd edn. Clifton Park:
Cengage.
Title
Author Date
Edition
Publisher Place of publication
Know your book reference

5. Access Library Search
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Library Search
Accessing Library Search
this way, ensures that you
are able to access full-text
resources where available.
Select ‘Library
Search’ from the list.

6. Sign-in to Library Search
Click on ‘Sign-in’,
choose ‘Middlesex
University’ and use
your University
email address and
IT password.
Signing-in enables you to request books, check
your library record, create lists, save searches,
create alerts and export references to RefWorks.

7. To find a book….
….type your search
terms (keywords) into the
search box e.g. Ward
database management
and click on the search
symbol.
Library Search automatically searches for ‘All resources’
(print and electronic) i.e. books, journal titles, journal articles
etc. Select ‘Books+’ from the drop-down menu - journal
articles will not be included in your search results.

8. Your search results are displayed
The book we are
looking for is at the
top of the search
results, but you
may sometimes
need to scroll down
the screen to find
the item you want.
Click on the title for
more information
about this book
There are 2 versions of this book i.e.
different editions. More information on
next slide.

9. The different editions of the book are now displayed
This is the edition
of the book that
we want i.e. the
2008 edition. The
book below is an
older edition.
The shelf number is
displayed here along
with the location in
the library. If no
online version of this
book exists, then the
book can be
requested for loan
using our ‘Click and
Collect’ service.
Click on the book
title for more
information (next
slide).

10. You can now see more information about the book
Click on the relevant
campus e.g. Hendon, to
check availability of the
book.
If a book is on loan
to another student
you will see this.

11. Request books for loan using our ‘Click and Collect’ service:
https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/clickandcollect
Click on ‘Request’
and then on ‘Send
Request’….
….if your request has been
successful, then you will see this
message: “Your request was
successfully placed”. You will be
sent an email telling you when the
book is ready to collect from the
library and further information.*
Click on the ‘X’ to
return to your
search results
*If you are registered as a
Distance Learner, books
will be posted to you.

12. Many books are available online
This book is available both
in print and electronic
formats (e-book). To
access the e-book, click on
‘Available Online’….
….then click on
‘View full text’….
You can usually chose to either
‘Download’ the book or ‘Read online’.

13. Need further help?
Contact your Librarian (Select ‘Chat’ or ‘Ask A Librarian’)
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/
Troubleshooting: Accessing full text off campus
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/accessingelectronicresources